World Trade Organization arbitrators concluded on Wednesday that the US was out of line in requiring that products from Hong Kong be labeled as “Made in China”, a response by Washington to Beijing’s reaction to the Hong Kong protests of 2019. File photo: AP
World Trade Organization arbitrators concluded on Wednesday that the US was out of line in requiring that products from Hong Kong be labeled as “Made in China”, a response by Washington to Beijing’s reaction to the Hong Kong protests of 2019. File photo: AP
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Double whammy for US shows worth of global trade body

  • Country that shouts loudest about sanctity of rules refuses to recognise WTO decisions over labelled goods from Hong Kong and aluminium from mainland China

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Updated: 4:09am, 4 Jan, 2023

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World Trade Organization arbitrators concluded on Wednesday that the US was out of line in requiring that products from Hong Kong be labeled as “Made in China”, a response by Washington to Beijing’s reaction to the Hong Kong protests of 2019. File photo: AP
World Trade Organization arbitrators concluded on Wednesday that the US was out of line in requiring that products from Hong Kong be labeled as “Made in China”, a response by Washington to Beijing’s reaction to the Hong Kong protests of 2019. File photo: AP
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